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South Korean (KOSPI) Aerospace & Defense Industry Analysis

UpdatedFeb 21, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies18
  • 7D14.3%
  • 3M43.0%
  • 1Y133.5%
  • YTD48.0%

The Aerospace & Defense industry is up 25% in the last week, with Hanwha Aerospace up 25%. Meanwhile, Hanwha Systems actually underperformed within the industry, shrinking 5.6% in the last week. This means that the industry has gained 140% over the past year. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 26% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the South Korean Aerospace & Defense Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 21 Feb 2025₩51.3t₩21.7t₩1.4t33.5x37x2.4x
Sun, 19 Jan 2025₩34.5t₩21.7t₩1.4t23.3x24.9x1.6x
Tue, 17 Dec 2024₩30.5t₩7.9t₩510.1b18.6x59.8x3.8x
Thu, 14 Nov 2024₩37.8t₩20.6t₩956.4b25.9x39.5x1.8x
Sat, 12 Oct 2024₩32.3t₩20.6t₩952.5b19x33.9x1.6x
Mon, 09 Sep 2024₩28.7t₩20.6t₩952.5b18.3x30.1x1.4x
Wed, 07 Aug 2024₩28.1t₩19.4t₩1.0t18.5x28x1.5x
Fri, 05 Jul 2024₩27.2t₩19.4t₩1.0t17.9x27.1x1.4x
Sun, 02 Jun 2024₩24.4t₩19.4t₩983.8b19.9x24.8x1.3x
Tue, 30 Apr 2024₩26.6t₩18.9t₩1.6t14.4x16.9x1.4x
Thu, 28 Mar 2024₩25.4t₩19.0t₩1.5t13.8x17.1x1.3x
Sat, 24 Feb 2024₩20.7t₩16.9t₩1.0t33.5x20.3x1.2x
Mon, 22 Jan 2024₩20.4t₩16.9t₩1.0t30.5x19.8x1.2x
Wed, 20 Dec 2023₩18.4t₩16.9t₩1.0t34.7x17.9x1.1x
Fri, 17 Nov 2023₩17.3t₩16.1t₩1.2t16x14.6x1.1x
Sun, 15 Oct 2023₩16.1t₩16.1t₩1.2t15.2x13.6x1x
Tue, 12 Sep 2023₩16.9t₩16.1t₩1.2t14.4x14.4x1.1x
Thu, 10 Aug 2023₩16.3t₩15.5t₩865.0b21.6x18.9x1.1x
Sat, 08 Jul 2023₩18.0t₩15.5t₩865.0b23.2x20.8x1.2x
Mon, 05 Jun 2023₩16.8t₩15.5t₩865.0b24.6x19.5x1.1x
Wed, 03 May 2023₩16.4t₩14.7t₩313.9b39.1x52.3x1.1x
Fri, 31 Mar 2023₩15.0t₩14.7t₩314.5b34.2x47.8x1x
Sun, 26 Feb 2023₩14.8t₩14.6t₩500.2b22.9x29.5x1x
Tue, 24 Jan 2023₩13.8t₩14.5t₩504.8b18.9x27.3x0.9x
Thu, 22 Dec 2022₩13.9t₩14.5t₩504.8b18x27.5x1x
Sat, 19 Nov 2022₩13.7t₩14.1t₩427.0b17.8x32x1x
Mon, 17 Oct 2022₩12.2t₩14.1t₩374.8b23.7x32.6x0.9x
Wed, 14 Sep 2022₩16.0t₩14.1t₩374.8b30.2x42.8x1.1x
Fri, 12 Aug 2022₩15.4t₩14.0t₩436.0b32.1x35.2x1.1x
Sun, 10 Jul 2022₩12.3t₩14.0t₩436.0b27.5x28.2x0.9x
Tue, 07 Jun 2022₩14.7t₩14.0t₩436.0b35.2x33.7x1x
Thu, 05 May 2022₩14.4t₩13.7t₩505.2b30.3x28.6x1.1x
Sat, 02 Apr 2022₩13.2t₩13.7t₩516.2b30.8x25.5x1x
Mon, 28 Feb 2022₩11.8t₩13.3t₩505.5b24x23.3x0.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

23.3x


Total Market Cap: ₩11.8tTotal Earnings: ₩505.5bTotal Revenue: ₩13.3tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
South Korean Aerospace & Defense Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 26.9x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the South Korean Aerospace & Defense industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 37.0x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 26.9x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.2x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.4x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Aerospace & Defense industry have grown 40% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 18% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the South Korean Industrials industry?

KR Market2.62%
Industrials1.72%
Aerospace & Defense14.35%
Aerospace and Defense14.35%
Industry PEThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.
Forecasted GrowthThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
A012450 Hanwha Aerospace₩654.00k22.7%
+₩5.5t
282.1%PE44x
A047810 Korea Aerospace Industries₩61.50k12.2%
+₩653.1b
15.0%PE20.7x
A079550 LIG Nex1₩311.00k9.5%
+₩588.4b
133.1%PE34.1x
A003570 Snt DynamicsLtd₩31.40k7.2%
+₩47.0b
81.5%PE7.3x
A067390 AeroSpace Technology of Korea₩879.0016.3%
+₩44.3b
-44.8%PE42.7x
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A067390

₩879.00

AeroSpace Technology of Korea

7D

16.3%

1Y

-44.8%

A003570

₩31,400.00

Snt DynamicsLtd

7D

7.2%

1Y

81.5%

A079550

₩311,000.00

LIG Nex1

7D

9.5%

1Y

133.1%

A047810

₩61,500.00

Korea Aerospace Industries

7D

12.2%

1Y

15.0%

A318660

₩4,885.00

TIME Technical Support

7D

-0.3%

1Y

187.4%

A272210

₩33,600.00

Hanwha Systems

7D

-1.9%

1Y

106.9%

A462350

₩19,950.00

INNOSPACE

7D

-6.6%

1Y

n/a

A012450

₩654,000.00

Hanwha Aerospace

7D

22.7%

1Y

282.1%

A010820

₩3,445.00

FIRSTEC

7D

3.0%

1Y

4.1%

A474170

₩11,830.00

Lumir

7D

-1.7%

1Y

n/a

A065450

₩4,195.00

Victek

7D

2.6%

1Y

-19.9%